NeXtMidas 1.5.9 Release Notes

Tested on:
Platform OS Version JDK Netscape DLLs
Dec Unix Compaq Tru64 UNIX V4.0F 1.3.1-1
4.5
(n/a)
Linux RedHat 7.1 1.4.0**
4.76
(n/a)
Sun Solaris 2.7 1.3.1-b24
4.5
(n/a)
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 1.3.1-b24
4.76
cygwin: gcc 2.95.2-6
egcs: gcc 2.95.2

What might break

New Features Added

Bugs Fixed

(listed in ascending DR order)
Bug Num Description
1343-1
Improvement toFiles
nxm.sys.exp.files.exp
nxm.sys.lib.CoreIO.java
2557-1
Results tables of nested macros aren't fully visible
Closed non-discrepant.
3381-1
Inadequate help on plot switches
nxm.sys.exp.plot.exp
4313-1
Panel -> configure -> save option does not work
4324-1 FILE doesn't implement its explain file
nxm.sys.exp.file.exp
nxm.sys.intr.File.java
5092-1
GMenu is not checking if NOEDIT is set
nxm.sys.libg.GMenu.java
5545-1
DataFile size problem
nxm.sys.lib.DataFile.java
5580-1
Group no longer works
nxm.sys.test.test_group.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_split.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_split_group.mm
5627-1
Problem creating type 3000 headers
nxm.sys.lib.DataFile.java
5941-1
Consecutive BLD commands crash from shell
nxm.sys.intr.Bld.java
6339-1
Scalar Packed files don't work in NextMidas
nxm.sys.lib.Convert.java
nxm.sys.lib.DataFile.java
8836-1
NumberFormat exceptions running applet demos
nxm.sys.libg.GValue.java
9735-1
File name case inconsistencies
9811-1
Would like to see line separating plots as it is moved (SALEM)
nxm.sys.prim.panel.java
9846-1
KeyObject doesn't check for a blank key
nxm.sys.lib.KeyObject.java
9847-1
Out-of-memory error running basic_gui.mm
numerous nxm.sys.lib changes
10107-1
Plot does not properly load cities layer (5010)
Added cities.prm file to baseline
10452-1
Geoplot a type 5000 file (HERETIC)
nxm.sys.LayerT5.java
10454-1
Add a set of features... (HERETIC)
nxm.sys.LayerXY.java
10456-1
Waveform and falling raster PSD analysis toolkit... (HERETIC)
11112-1 Cannot add keywords to a file over 2GB
nxm.sys.lib.DataFile.java
11319-1
Global Results do not work properly
11628-3
Plot does not mark correctly
11632-3
Controls do not refresh correctly
11633-3
/SCROLLEND does not work
nxm.sys.libg.GridSheet.java
11634-3
Added addRows to list
Part of SALEM patch
nxm.sys.prim.list.java
11635-3
Added GetAllRows to LIST
Part of SALEM patch
nxm.sys.prim.list
11636-3
Added way to Select Multiple ROWS
Part of SALEM patch
nxm.sys.prim.list.java
11867-1
NullPointerException -NxM RMIF loses connection to M2k RMIF
numerous nxm.sys.lib changes
11870-1
Noop http://..breaks if header size ...
nxm.sys.HttpResource.java
11873-1
Status breaks if index.html is in the same dir with data
nxm.sys.lib.HttpResource
11874-1 Added Type 5010 file of World Cities to baseline, cities.prm.
Also included cities.txt (text file of altitude, latitude and longitude of major world cities); and a demo macro showing how to convert from this text file to the Midas BLUE file, type 5010.
nxm.sys.dat.cities.prm
nxm.sys.dat.cities.txt
nxm.sys.test.demo_convert_cities.mm
11881-1
Convert Fails
Put test_convert_xml.mm back into nxm.sys.test., and updated convert.
nxm.sys.prim.convert.java
nxm.sys.test.test_convert_xml.mm
11938-1 Trimmers are not working properly and are 1-based
Fix was made to the setTrim method in DataFile.
nxm.sys.lib.DataFile.java
11956-1 Thin does not work and is 1-based
Changed usage: ie. start=1 and end=2 is now offset=0, nels=2.
Abscissa indexing, i.e. (~m:~n), was not working either.
The commands.cnf had an extra comma and the tags have changed.
The decimation in tuner, which thin uses, is interepreted differently than the decimation for thin. An INC=0 in thin, means a DEC=1 in tuner.
nxm.sys.mcr.thin.mm
nxm.sys.mcr.thin.exp
nxm.sys.cfg.commnds.cnf
11962-1 File names that end with the same characters as the extension are not processed properly
Patch to findResource method in extension comparison.
nxm.sys.lib.CoreIO.java
12002-1
Consolidate NeXtMidas Test Macros
nxm.sys.test.test_all.mm
12004-1
Keyword does not PUT ASCII(A:) keywords correctly.
12006-1
Integrate SALEM patch into nxm baseline (nxm159a)
nxm.sys.prim.list.java
nxm.sys.prim.convert.java
nxm.sys.libg.GridSheet.java
nxm.sys.prim.sinkrtp.java
12087-1
Results.java needs inLineFile methods combined
Combined inLineFile and inLineFileW to handle both opening for read only and read/write.
nxm.sys.lib.Results.java
12088-1
Need ASSERT intrinsic for testing purposes
Added basic ASSERT functionality
nxm.sys.intr.Assert.java
12089-1
Assert needs to use /DEBUG switch
nxm.sys.intr.Assert.java
12090-1
Test macros need to be retooled to use ASSERT intrinsic
nxm.sys.test.test_all.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_calc.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_convert.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_filelength.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_homepath.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_if.mm
nxm.sys.test.test_results.mm
12091-1
ASSERT explain file non-existent
nxm.sys.exp.assert.exp
12192-1
LIST needs to accept a message to SELECTROW
Added SELECTROW message handling to the processMessage method.
nxm.sys.prim.list.java
12199-1
Add ERMIF primitives to baseline
nxm.sys.test.test_ermif.mm (added)
nxm.sys.test.demo_ermif_call.mm (added)
nxm.sys.prim.ermif.java (added)
nxm.sys.prim.econtrol.java (added)
nxm.sys.exp.ermif.exp (added)
nxm.sys.inc.ErmifProtocol.java (added)
nxm.sys.cfg.commands.cnf (modified)
12202-1
test_convert.mm needs to chack CONVERT for all Data Reps.
Added following conversion tests:
IEEE-to-EEEI, IEEE-to-VAX, EEEI-to-IEEE, EEEI-to-VAX, VAX-to-IEEE, VAX-to-EEEI
nxm.sys.test.test_convert.mm
12204-4
CHECKOUT places command at end of commands.cnf
12282-1
Need ability to turn off/on points and ellipses in type 5000 layer
nxm.sys.libg.LayerT5.java
12614-4
file copy/m broken in 159b
nxm.sys.lib.BaseFile.java
nxm.sys.test.test_file.mm
12650-1
Retool confidence macro to use test_all in test area of sys
nxm.sys.mcr.confidence.mm
nxm.sys.exp.confidence.exp
nxm.sys.exp.Confidence.java
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